When Alexander Takes His Ragtime Band to France/ music by Cliff Hess and Edgar Leslie; words by Alfred; Bryan

Lyrics:First verseWhat's that tune I hear? A ringing in my ear; Come on along, Come on along, It's a wonderful idea. It's Alexander's band, From down in Dixieland; He's going ""over there"" to do his share. ChorusWhen Alexander takes hi ragtime band to France; He’ll capture ev’ry Hun, And take them one by one. Those ragtime tunes will put the Germans in a trance; They’ll throw their guns away, Hiphooray! And start right in to dance. They’ll get so excited they’ll come over the top, Two step back to Berlin with a skip and a hop; Old Hindenburg will know he has no chance, When Alexander takes his ragtime band to France. When Alexander takes hi ragtime band to France; He’ll capture ev’ry Hun, And take them one by one. Those ragtime tunes will put the Germans in a trance; They’ll throw their guns away, Hiphooray! And start right in to dance. They’ll get so excited they’ll come over the top, Two step back to Berlin with a skip and a hop; Old Hindenburg will know he has no chance, When Alexander takes his ragtime band to France.
Second verseThere’s no time to lose, They’ll put on dancing shoes; They’ll glide away, And slide away, When they hear those weary blues. The goose step’s on the wane, The two step’s in again; Like they advanced at first, they’ve just reversed.
(Chorus)

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